[Dems2008] Re: OT - Sherman

• Much is made of his military prowess, and "take no prisoners" attitude toward war; he was Grant's favorite general, key to Vicksburg, Richmond, and, of course, the march to the sea
• but he is also reputed  to have been a man of high integrity; Confederates and Northerners both respected him greatly.

--- In Dems2008@yahoogroups.com, nancy m gibson <nmgibson@...> wrote:
>
> I just admire him because he was action not talk. He did what
> had to be done to end the Civil War. He has been blamed for
> a lot of destruction done to Georgia and the Carolina's most
> of which was actually done by the confederates. The first
> book I read about the General was Burke Davis's Shermans
> March and it is not a pretty picture but fortunately I have
> read more books since then that shows a better picture
> of Sherman. This is not to say that some of his men did
> not commit atrocious acts they did but this is always a
> part of war.-----------------------Nan
>
>
> DO WHAT YOU FEEL IN YOUR HEART IS RIGHT.
> FOR YOU'LL BE .CRITICIZED ANYWAY--YOU'LL
> BE DAMNED IF YOU DO AND DAMNED IF YOU DON'T
>
> Eleanor Roosevelt
> ~
>
> What's so great about Sherman. I think we have time for a little OT.
> Sorry
> that I'm not a Civil War buff.
>
> Lauren
>

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